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The Government of the Republic of Serbia

In the service of citizens

Salaries, pensions to increase as of 1 December

Belgrade, 11 September 2026

President of the Republic of Serbia Aleksandar Vučić presented today new measures for improving living standards, with one of the key decisions referring to increases in salaries and pensions.

Vučić announced at the Palace of Serbia an 8% increase in public sector salaries as of 1 December, while all employees in social protection – approximately 14,800 – will get a 12% raise.

Pensions will rise by 7.5% as of 1 December, he said, explaining that they will go up from €486 to €520 on average.

The President also discussed all the upcoming one-off measures that citizens can expect, including one-off assistance for pensioners and a RSD 6,000 payment for each adult citizen.

As he noted, payments for pensioners ranging from RSD 20,000 to RSD 35,000 will start within three days, while the RSD 6,000 payment is envisaged from 22 September.

According to him, Serbia currently has its lowest-ever unemployment rate, of 7.2%.

The President said that more than 6,000 subsidised loans for young home buyers have been disbursed so far, adding that they have met the borrowers’ housing needs in the easiest and fastest way, and that the state will continue implementing this measure.

He also stated that the minimum wage will stand at €600, or approximately RSD 71,000, on a monthly level from 1 January 2027.

Vučić went on to say that there will be no fuel price hike today, noting that this is good news for citizens, but not for the state, which will lose a significant portion of budget revenues.

He also stated that Serbia is among the top five countries in Europe in terms of growth rate, whereas year-on-year inflation is planned at around 3% and the country has one of the lowest public debt levels in Europe.

Also, he noted, total foreign exchange reserves, including gold reserves, amount to €35 billion, a historic high, while the situation with dinar savings is similar – they are at a record level and exceed euro savings by a factor of two.